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Traditional Haiku: Haiku-A-Day December Challenge #2

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I’m joining Trina Haase at Trinarrative in a daily haiku challenge for the month of December.

Today, I did some reading about the differences between traditional and modern haiku and attempted to write a traditional haiku.  I focused on the seventeen syllable count as well as three elements of traditional haiku: inclusion of a seasonal word; associations between images; a pause between the first and second lines.

Snow blankets the earth
Morning light casts blue shadows
Through gauzy curtains

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3 responses to “Traditional Haiku: Haiku-A-Day December Challenge #2”

  1. margaretsmn Avatar
    margaretsmn

    Love “gauzy curtains”

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  2. Trina Haase Avatar
    Trina Haase

    I agree with Margaret! I love “gauzy curtains” as well!

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